STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"The Bar Association"
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Story by
Barbara J. Lee & Jenifer A. Lee
Teleplay by
Robert Hewitt Wolfe & Ira Steven Behr
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LeVar Burton
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STAR TREK: DS9 "The Bar Association" - 12/13/95 - CAS
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"The Bar Association"
CAST
SISKO ROM
ODO GRIMP
BASHIR FROOL
DAX LEETA
QUARK WAITERS & DABO GIRLS
O'BRIEN
WORF
KIRA
Non-Speaking Non-Speaking
N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES
STAR TREK: DS9 - "The Bar Association" - 12/13/95 - SETS
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"The Bar Association"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
DEEP SPACE NINE DEEP SPACE NINE
CAPTAIN'S OFFICE
HABITAT RING CORRIDOR
INFIRMARY
OPS
PROMENADE/SECOND LEVEL
QUARK'S
ROM'S QUARTERS
SECURITY/HOLDING AREA
SECURITY OFFICE
SURGERY
DEFIANT
BRIDGE
CREW QUARTERS
DEEP SPACE NINE -"The Bar Association"- 12/14/95 -PRONUNCIATION
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"The Bar Association"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
BERLINGHOFF RASMUSSEN BERR-ling-hoff
ras-MYU-sen
BORU ask Colm
CLONTARF ask Colm
DAIMON LURIN DAY-mun LOOR-in
FERENGINAR fer-ENG-i-nar
FROOL FROOL
(rhymes w/ drool)
GRIMP GRIMP
(rhymes w/ shrimp)
HASPERAT HAS-per-uht
JEM'HADAR JEM-huh-DAR
KAR-TELOS KAR TEE-los
LISSEPIAN li-SEP-ee-an
NAUSICAAN NAW-si-can
OO-MOX 00-mox
P'TAK puh-TAHK
SEAN ALOYSIUS SHAWN al-oh-WIH-shus
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - TEASER 1.
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"The Bar Association"
TEASER
FADE IN:
1 EXT. SPACE (OPTICAL) (STOCK)
As the Defiant emerges from the wormhole.
2 INT. DEFIANT - BRIDGE
WORF is in the Captain's Chair, DAX is at the helm.
N.D. Starfleet Officers man the other stations.
WORF
Prepare for arrival.
Dax operates some controls, then...
DAX
Approaching Docking Port Five.
WORF
Proceed.
Dax operates the necessary controls. Dax decides to
have a little fun with Worf now that the mission is
over.
DAX
(slightly suggestive)
The docking port's open. Mooring
clamps extended. Thrusters
engaged.
Worf looks over at Dax, somewhat disturbed by her
suggestive tone. There's an deep echoing SOUND
as the ship links up to the station.
DAX
(playful)
Coupling complete.
(to Worf)
There's nothing so satisfying as
a nice smooth docking at the end
of a mission. Don't you think so,
commander?
Worf knows Dax is trying to get a response out of him
and decides not to play along.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - TEASER 2.
2 CONTINUED:
WORF
(poker-faced)
It was... satisfactory.
(to com)
Department heads prepare reports
for tomorrow's briefing. All
hands dismissed.
The N.D.s begin filing off the bridge. Only Dax and
Worf linger behind.
DAX
I'd call that a successful
mission. Five days in the Gamma
Quadrant and no sign of the
Jem'Hadar.
Worf nods, but his mind is on other things.
WORF
Commander, during our maneuvers
through that asteroid belt in the
Kar-telos system, I noticed the
Defiant felt a little... sluggish
when turning hard aport.
DAX
(nods)
The inertial dampening generators
may need realignment.
WORF
I'll begin drawing up a schedule
immediately. And while we're at
it, we should also recalibrate the
targeting scanners and check the
EPS relays.
DAX
O'Brien's going to be a little
disappointed. He thought he
finally had the ship running
smoothly.
WORF
Chief O'Brien has done an
excellent job. This is a fine
ship.
(a beat)
But, it is my duty to keep her
functioning at peak proficiency.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - TEASER 3.
2 CONTINUED: (2)
Worf looks around the bridge with admiration. Dax
smiles..
DAX
(realization)
Mister Worf, you're in love.
(off Worf's look)
With the Defiant.
WORF
(bristling)
You exaggerate. As usual.
(a beat)
However, I must admit, without the
Defiant, my assignment here would
be much less... gratifying.
Dax starts to leave, glances around the bridge.
DAX
You know... I think she likes you
too.
Dax EXITS, leaving Worf alone on the bridge.
3 INT. QUARK'S
O'BRIEN and Bashir are standing by the dabo wheel,
wearing gear appropriate for Irish warriors of the
early eleventh century. LEETA, Bashir's dabo girl, is
working the wheel.
BASHIR
(to O'Brien)
I feel silly.
LEETA
(chiming in)
I like it. It shows off your
legs.
O'BRIEN
There, you see. Your public has
spoken.
LEETA
Have fun.
Leeta gives Bashir a kiss on the cheek and he and
O'Brien head up the stairs to the holosuite.
BASHIR
(skeptical, to O'Brien)
What's this holosuite program of
yours called again?
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - TEASER 4.
3 CONTINUED:
O'BRIEN
The Battle of Clontarf. You and
me and a thousand stalwart Irish
warriors against a ravening hoard
of Vikings. It's like the Battle
of Britain, only with swords.
BASHIR
Why do you get to be the High
King?
O'BRIEN
I'm a direct descendant of King
Brian Boru.
(a beat)
Besides... it's my program.
Bashir sees that O'Brien will brook no argument.
BASHIR
I suppose it's only fair.
O'Brien and Bashir EXIT up the stairs.
4 NEW ANGLE
On ROM, who is working behind the bar, moaning and
meticulously mixing a very complicated drink with lots
of exotic ingredients. QUARK joins him, scanning the
bar with a worried look. Business is light and there
are no Bajorans present.
QUARK
(re: Rom's moan)
I know exactly how you feel.
(a curse)
The Bajoran Time of Cleansing.
Could someone explain to me why
the Bajorans need to abstain from
worldly pleasures for an entire
month? I mean, it's not like
they're a bunch of hedonistic
holosuite-obsessed drunkards to
begin with.
Rom moans.
QUARK
(without looking at him)
No use moaning about it.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - TEASER 5.
4 CONTINUED:
ROM
(in agony)
It hurts.
This gets Quark's attention. He looks over at Rom, who
is still mixing the drink.
QUARK
Who's that for?
ROM
Me. It's one of Moogie's home
remedies.
QUARK
(can't believe it)
Your ear again?
Rom pours the contents of the glass into a tall thin
beaker, adds a drop of something to make it foam and
then pours the liquid into his ear.
QUARK
That's disgusting. You want to
drive away the rest of my
customers?
Rom looks terrible. He stands up, stilling wincing in
pain and holds his ear.
ROM
I feel dizzy.
QUARK
What else is new? Now go wait on
table seven.
Just then, Leeta comes up to the bar, puts her tray
down and looks at Rom with sympathy.
LEETA
Rom, you look terrible. I think
you'd better lie down.
QUARK
(to Leeta)
I don't pay you to think. I pay
you to spin the dabo wheel. So
get spinning.
Leeta looks around at the almost empty bar.
LEETA
But no one's gambling.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - TEASER 6.
4 CONTINUED: (2)
QUARK
How can they gamble when you're
not at the wheel?
Rom has his own problems.
ROM
I really don't feel good.
LEETA
(to Quark)
Can't you see he's sick? He needs
to lie down.
QUARK
Just because you happen to be
intimately acquainted with Doctor
Bashir's bedside manner doesn't
make you a medical expert.
Rom's looking weak and wobbly.
ROM
Brother? Am I still standing?
LEETA
(to Quark)
What I do during my time off is no
business of yours.
QUARK
If you don't get back to work this
instant, you're going to have more
time off than you know what to do
with.
(to Rom)
And the same goes for you.
Rom clenches his teeth and tries to fight past the
pain.
ROM
Yes, Brother.
But the pain is too great and he's overcome, fainting
backward out of frame. He lands with a crash. Quark
nudges him with his toe to see if he's awake, but Rom
doesn't respond. Leeta kneels down to examine him.
LEETA
Aren't you going to do something?
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - TEASER 7.
4 CONTINUED: (3)
QUARK
Of course I am. I'm going to dock
his pay.
(to Ferengi waiter)
Broik. Clean up this mess.
And as Quark stomps off...
5 CLOSE ON ROM
Out cold and oblivious to what's going on around him.
Hold on Rom's unconscious form for a beat, then....
FADE OUT.
END OF TEASER
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 11 - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE 8.
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
(NOTE: Episode credits fall over opening scenes)
6 INT. INFIRMARY
Bashir is treating Rom's infected ear with a high-tech
medical instrument. Rom is still hurting but not as
bad as he was before.
BASHIR
This is one stubborn infection.
How long have you had it?
ROM
(guessing)
A couple of weeks.
BASHIR
(outraged)
You mean to tell me that you've
been walking around with a seeping
infection of the tympanic membrane
for two weeks?
Rom thinks it over.
ROM
More like three, actually.
BASHIR
Rom, you could have died. Another
forty-eight hours and you'd've
been bidding for a new life in the
Divine Treasury.
ROM
I guess it's a good thing I
fainted when I did.
BASHIR
Why didn't you come to see me
sooner?
ROM
I couldn't. I was busy.
BASHIR
I'm sure your brother could've
spared you for half an hour.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE 9.
6 CONTINUED:
ROM
It would've been a violation of my
contract. Paragraph seventy-six,
subsection three. "Employees of
Quark's Bar and Holding Company
are strictly prohibited from
leaving the work environment
during business hours unless
ordered to do so by their
employer. Any failure to comply
with this provision will result in
severe fines and possible
dismissal."
(a beat)
It's a standard provision in all
Ferengi labor contracts.
Bashir is amazed by the unfairness of Rom's contract.
BASHIR
You mean you don't get time off if
you're sick.
ROM
It's all part of our...
(slightly sarcastic)
Generous employee compensation
package: "No sick days, no
vacations, no paid overtime."
BASHIR
It sounds like you need a better
contract.
ROM
There's no such thing. Ferengi
labor contracts are all the same.
Bashir finishes fixing up Rom's ear.
BASHIR
That should do it. But I want you
to see me for a follow-up first
thing tomorrow morning.
Rom gets to his feet.
ROM
It'll have to be before the bar
opens.
Bashir shakes his head. He can't believe how
downtrodden Rom is.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE 10.
6 CONTINUED: (2)
BASHIR
(a throwaway)
What you people need is a union.
Rom is horrified at the mere mention of the word.
ROM
A what?
BASHIR
(off the cuff)
You know... a trade guild... a
collective bargaining association.
A union. Something to keep you
from being exploited.
ROM
You don't understand. Ferengi
workers don't want to stop the
exploitation. We want to find a
way to become the exploiters.
Rom turns to leave, but Bashir gets in a parting word.
BASHIR
Suit yourself. But I don't see
you exploiting anybody.
Rom can't argue with that, so instead of replying he
hurries out of the room.
7 INT. QUARK'S
The bar is even emptier than it was before. It's
nearly closing time. Rom ENTERS and Leeta comes up to
see how he's doing.
LEETA
How did it go?
ROM
I'm okay.
LEETA
Julian's a wonderful doctor. Your
brother should've let you see him
weeks ago.
ROM
It's not Quark's fault that I got
sick. I forgot to get my
bimonthly ear scan.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE
7 CONTINUED:
ROM (Cont'd)
(embarrassed)
And besides, I've probably been
getting too much oo-mox.
Leeta smiles. She didn't know Rom was such a lady's
man.
LEETA
Really? Who's the lucky female?
ROM
No female. Just me.
Leeta realizes her pathetic image of Rom is only too
accurate.
LEETA
(pitying)
I'm sorry.
Rom brightens, never one to miss an opportunity.
ROM
(pushing his ear toward
her)
Sorry enough to do something about
it?
LEETA
(looking for an excuse)
I don't think Julian would
approve.
Rom knows there's no hope but is Ferengi enough to give
it one more try.
ROM
You could ask him.
8 NEW ANGLE
Just then, Quark comes out of the back room. He clears
his throat loudly.
QUARK
All right, everyone. Gather
around. I have an announcement
to make.
LEETA
(to Rom, under her
breath)
What now?
Rom, Leeta, and the other dabo girls and Ferengi
waiters gather around Quark.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE 12.
8 CONTINUED:
QUARK
I've just been going over today's
receipts and it's not good. The
only thing this Bajoran Cleansing
Ritual has cleansed is my profit
margin. So starting tomorrow,
everyone's salary gets cut by a
third. It was either that or fire
half the staff. Don't bother
thanking me.
Quark's workers look devastated by the news, especially
Leeta.
LEETA
I can't afford a pay cut.
QUARK
It's either a pay cut or a
layoff. You decide.
(to all)
Now everyone get back to work. I
want this place cleaned up and the
lights off in ten minutes.
The workers turn back to their task, all except for
Rom, who approaches his brother. Maybe it's the talk
he had with Bashir, or maybe he's just suffered one
indignation too many, but he's chosen this moment to
make a stand.
ROM
Brother, this isn't right. You
can't just cut people's salaries
without warning.
QUARK isn't used to having his judgement questioned and
responds with an edge.
QUARK
Actually, I can. And I have. Now
why don't you concentrate on
keeping your hands off your lobes
and leave business matters to me?
ROM
But once the Cleansing Ritual is
over you'll restore everyone's
salary, right?
Quark isn't impressed.
QUARK
That depends on next quarter's
fiscal summation.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE 13.
8 CONTINUED: (2)
As far as Quark is concerned, this is the end of the
conversation. But Rom's not ready to give up.
ROM
Brother, I'm asking you as a
personal favor to reconsider this
pay cut.
QUARK
Anything for you.
Quark makes a show of thinking it over for a beat,
then...
QUARK
There. I've reconsidered it. My
decision stands.
ROM
But, brother...
QUARK
Don't "brother" me. In this bar
you're not my brother. You're my
employee. And employees have no
right to question the management's
decisions.
Rom goes cold. He's had just about enough.
ROM
I'm warning you, if you don't
rescind the pay cuts, you're going
to regret it.
QUARK
(dismissive)
The only thing I regret is not
being an only child.
And with that, Quark EXITS.
9 CLOSE ON ROM
Who clenches his jaw, determined to make Quark see the
error of his ways.
10 INT. HABITAT RING CORRIDOR
Dax and Worf are wearing their workout gear. Worf is
carrying a bat'leth, and Dax is taking some practice
passes with the mek'leth (short sword) as they walk
down the hall.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE 14.
10 CONTINUED:
DAX
You know, I think I'm finally
getting the hang of this mek'leth.
Worf doesn't answer.
DAX
Don't you think?
WORF
It would seem so.
DAX
Then why haven't you told me?
WORF
A Klingon warrior does not need
the praise of his teacher.
DAX
I'm not a Klingon warrior.
(joking)
I'm a beautiful and sensitive
young woman. And I thrive on...
Worf's stops in his tracks and holds up his hand to
quiet her.
DAX
(softly)
What is it?
WORF
(whispers)
Listen.
Dax listens and hears a faint rustling noise from the
ceiling. She points up to the ceiling. Worf nods in
agreement, and without warning, lifts his bat'leth and
yanks open a panel from the ceiling.
11 NEW ANGLE
As a Dopterian thief tumbles from a crawlspace in the
roof and falls to the floor. A bag of booty spills
down next to him. Worf points the bat'leth at the
Dopterian's chest.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE 15.
11 CONTINUED:
WORF
Do not move.
Dax reaches over and picks up something from the booty.
It's Worf's tooth sharpener.
DAX
Isn't this your tooth sharpener?
Worf's lips twist into a snarl and we...
CUT TO:
12 INT. SECURITY OFFICE
As Worf ENTERS and flings the Dopterian thief into the
room. ODO, who was in the middle of conferring with a
deputy, reacts.
WORF
This p'tak just robbed my
quarters.
ODO
(to the Deputy)
Put him in a holding cell.
The Deputy hauls off the Dopterian.
ODO
(to Worf)
I'll need a statement.
WORF
And you'll have one. But I want
to know why such a security breach
was allowed to occur in the first
place.
ODO
Unfortunately, these things
happen.
WORF
They did not happen on the
Enterprise.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE 16.
12 CONTINUED:
Odo smiles. He's been waiting for just such a moment
as this.
ODO
Really.
Odo punches some commands into his desk computer to
bring up some information.
ODO
(reading)
Let's see. Stardate 46235.7,
Ferengi privateers led by Daimon
Lurin boarded and seized control
of the Enterprise using two
salvaged Klingon birds of prey.
Stardate 45349.1 Berlinghoff
Rasmussen, a petty criminal
impersonating a scientist,
committed numerous acts of theft
against the crew of the
Enterprise. Shall I continue?
Worf doesn't like to be reminded of either of these
incidents, even though they weren't really his fault.
WORF
That will not be necessary.
ODO
I know that these incidents were
the exception rather than the
rule. But if security breaches
like those can happen on the
flagship of the Federation,
imagine the difficulty of
maintaining security at an open
port such as DS Nine.
Worf's a little frustrated, but he understands Odo's
point.
WORF
I understand. It's just that I
find it... irritating.
ODO
So do I. But I'm afraid you're
just going to have to get used to
it.
Hold on Worf for a beat. This isn't a prospect that he
finds appealing.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE 17.
13 INT. ROM'S QUARTERS
The room is crowded with Ferengi waiters and dabo
girls. All Quark's workers from every shift are here,
so it's pretty cramped. Among those present are two of
Quark's senior waiters, GRIMP, an ambitious young
Ferengi on his way up who's not afraid to step on
anyone who gets in his way, and FROOL, an older Ferengi
waiter. Frool's seen the best of times and the worst
of times, but has never quite grasped the latinum ring.
Rom stands on his couch and addresses the crowd.
ROM
Thank you all for coming. I know
that in the past I've always
defended my brother whenever he's
taken a stance that's proven
unpopular with the staff.
There are grumbles of agreement from the employees.
It's beginning to look like Rom's called them here to
back Quark up.
ROM
But I'm not going to do that
today.
The employees react with surprise.
GRIMP
You're not?
ROM
(determined)
No. I'm not.
(to all)
Quark's just using the Cleansing
Ritual to increase his profits at
our expense. It's not fair. And
we're not going to take it.
GRIMP
(cynical)
Since when?
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT ONE 18.
13 CONTINUED:
ROM
Since right now.
LEETA
What are we going to do about it?
ROM
We're going to fight back. In the
only way we can. We're going to
form a... a...
Rom's nerves fail him for a bit as he gets to the
sacrilegious word.
FROOL
A what?
ROM
(pushing through)
We're going to form... a Union.
And as the room explodes with the sound of everyone
reacting and talking at once, we...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT ONE
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " 11 - 1/08/96 - ACT TWO 19.
ACT TWO
FADE IN:.
14 INT. ROM'S QUARTERS - CONTINUOUS
Grimp and the other waiters can't believe what they're
hearing.
GRIMP
Rom... are you insane? You've
just destroyed the lives of every
Ferengi in this room. When the
F.C.A. finds out we've even been
talking about a... a...
LEETA
A Union.
GRIMP
Don't say that word again. We're
in enough trouble as it is.
Frool tries to think of a way to save everyone's hide.
FROOL
The Ferengi Commerce Authority
doesn't have to hear about this.
If we all go back to work now, no
one else has to know this ever
happened.
GRIMP
It's too late for that. The
F.C.A. has ears everywhere. And
as soon as their lobes get wind of
this, we're doomed.
All the Ferengis are definitely looking very antsy.
Rom knows the meeting's close to breaking up. This is
his moment. He has to seize the day, to dare to eat the
peach.
ROM
(softly at first, then
growing in strength)
All right. So we're doomed.
F.C.A. Liquidators will probably
haunt us for the rest of our
lives.
(a beat)
But I say if they're going to come
after us, let's give them a good
reason.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT TWO 20.
14 CONTINUED:
ROM (Cont,d)
Every one of you, Ferengi and non-
Ferengi alike, knows that the way
Quark treats us is unfair.
(singling out examples)
Frool, don't you deserve a day off
when your back starts acting up?
FROOL
Well, I suppose...
ROM
(steamrolling)
And Grimp, wouldn't you like to
take a paid vacation?
GRIMP
You're being ridiculous.
ROM
Answer the question.
GRIMP
It's not going to happen.
ROM
It won't happen unless you make it
happen. We're Ferengi. And when
a Ferengi sees an opportunity,
what does he do?
FROOL
He seizes it.
ROM
That's right.
Rom looks over at Leeta who gives him an encouraging
smile.
ROM
(continuing)
Well, we've got an opportunity
right now. And I for one intend
to grab it. We've been exploited
long enough. It's time to be
strong, to take control of our
lives, our dignity... and our
profits.
(working himself into a
frenzy)
Strike a blow against Quark.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT TWO 20A
14 CONTINUED: (2)
ROM (Cont'd)
Strike a blow against the F.C.A.
Strike a blow against
exploitation.
(a beat)
Are you with me?
LEETA
Yes.
Following Leeta's lead, all the other dabo girls shout
their approval.
LEETA AND DABO GIRLS
(begin chanting)
Union... union... union...
Frool and Grimp and the other Ferengis exchange looks.
They're not thrilled by this, but in the end they know
they have nothing to lose. They begin chanting as well.
WAITERS AND DABO GIRLS
(chanting)
Union... union... union...
And as the workers rally around him, Rom breaks into a
wide grin.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT TWO 21.
15 INT. INFIRMARY
Bashir is checking out O'Brien at the examining table,
examining something on the back of his neck.
BASHIR
What you've got there... is a
sebaceous cyst.
O'BRIEN
I know it's a cyst. But it's
getting bigger.
BASHIR
It's really nothing to worry
about. Dermatologically speaking,
you're perfectly healthy.
O'BRIEN
I'm perfectly healthy except I've
got a disgusting cyst on the back
of my neck. Now either I paint a
nose, eyes and mouth on it and
pretend I've got two heads, or you
take it off.
BASHIR
I'll get you some paint.
O'Brien's tired of kidding around.
O'BRIEN
Julian... get it off of me.
BASHIR
All right, all right. But you
know what they say... two heads
are better than one.
O'BRIEN
(not amused)
I'm waiting.
Bashir goes to get a medical instrument.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT TWO 22.
15 CONTINUED:
Bashir begins removing the cyst (which we never see).
Just then...
16 NEW ANGLE
Rom ENTERS, looking excited but a little frazzled.
ROM
Doctor Bashir, I need your help.
BASHIR
That ear acting up again?
ROM
My ear's fine. I need some
advice.
(whispers)
About Unions.
Bashir doesn't even remember the conversation.
BASHIR
Unions?
ROM
You said the other day I should
form a union. So I did.
It's all coming back to Bashir.
BASHIR
Rom, I was speaking theoretically.
ROM
And I put your theory into
practice. All of Quark's
employees have joined. We're
going to force him to treat us
better.
(looks worried)
I hope.
O'BRIEN
A union, huh? Good for you.
ROM
You know about Unions?
From O'Brien's expression, it's obvious he does.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT TWO 23.
16 CONTINUED:
O'BRIEN
Who do you think led the
Pennsylvania coal miners during
the anthracite strike of nineteen
oh-two?
ROM
I have no idea.
O'BRIEN
Sean Aloysius O'Brien.
BASHIR
I didn't know that.
O'BRIEN
There're lots of things about my
family that you don't know.
(to Rom)
Eleven months those mines were
closed and they didn't open again
until every last one of the
miners' demands were met.
ROM
You mean, we should force Quark to
close the bar?
Bashir doesn't like the direction that this
conversation is going.
BASHIR
Only as a last resort. If he's
reasonable about meeting your
requests, there's no need for a
strike.
O'BRIEN
Quark reasonable? Not likely.
(to Rom)
Mark my words, you'll have to
strike. And when you do, you'll
have to be strong.
Rom is getting more and more confident hearing O'Brien
back him up.
ROM
Just like Sean O'Brien.
O'BRIEN
Exactly.
(to Bashir)
You know he had the biggest
funeral in all of Western
Pennsylvania.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT TWO 24.
16 CONTINUED: (2)
ROM
Funeral?
O'BRIEN
They fished his body out of the
Allegheny River a week before the
strike ended. The story is he had
thirty-two bullets in him...
(trying to remember)
Or was it thirty three.
Rom looks disturbed. Bashir tries to raise his
spirits.
BASHIR
But he died a hero.
O'BRIEN
(with quiet pride)
He was more than a hero. He was
a union man.
Some of O'Brien's pride is infectious. Rom stands a
little taller.
17 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (STOCK) (OPTICAL).
Establishing.
18 INT. OPS
Worf is at his station but his monitors are down.
O'Brien is working on the console, poking around in a
open panel.
O'BRIEN
I see the problem now. You've got
a bad ODN relay in here. We'll
have to replace the whole unit.
This is not what Worf wanted to hear.
WORF
How long will that take?
O'BRIEN
Two or three hours. But after
that, it'll work like a charm.
WORF
Until the next time it breaks
down.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT TWO 25.
18 CONTINUED:
O'BRIEN
That's the problem when you
combine Cardassian, Bajoran and
Federation technology. None of it
was meant to work together.
WORF
How do you tolerate working in
this environment?
O'Brien shrugs it off.
O'BRIEN
It's a lot easier than working on
the Enterprise.
WORF
Easier? The Enterprise never had
these kind of problems.
O'BRIEN
Tell me about it. Do you have any
idea how bored I used to get
sitting in that Transporter Room
waiting for something to break
down. Here, I've got a half dozen
new things to worry about every
day. This station needs me.
(a beat)
Do me a favor and hand me that
coil spanner.
Worf hands O'Brien the instrument, but he's still not
convinced that Deep Space Nine's peculiarities are a
good thing.
19 INT. PROMENADE
It's the next day. Quark is walking to the bar to open
up. He's in a fairly good mood. He passes a Bajoran
monk who's incensing the entrance to the shrine.
QUARK
(waves)
Happy Cleansing.
The monk nods and Quark heads for his bar.
20 INT. QUARK'S
Quark ENTERS to find his entire workforce waiting for
him, with Rom at the forefront.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT TWO 26.
20 CONTINUED:
QUARK
If this is a surprise birthday
party, you're a month late.
ROM
It's not a party.
Rom holds out a PADD.
ROM
We're the Guild of Restaurant and
Casino Employees and we're here to
present our demands.
Quark looks surprised.
QUARK
The Guild of Restaurant and Casino
Employees? What's that supposed
to be?
ROM
What does it sound like?
QUARK
It's sounds like a... a...
(disgusted)
A Union.
ROM
Exactly. So you'd better take our
demands seriously.
Quark snatches the list from Rom's hand and reads it.
QUARK
Increased pay? Shorter hours?
Paid sick leave?
Quark can't help it. He bursts into laughter.
ROM
This is no joke.
QUARK
Yes, it is. And the fact that you
don't know that is what makes it
so funny.
(to all)
Now get back to work before I fire
the whole lot of you.
Rom clenches his jaw. He's not about to back down.
ROM
You can't fire us.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT TWO 27.
20 CONTINUED: (2)
QUARK
Why not?
ROM
Because as of right now, we're all
on strike.
As a Quark reacts in surprise to this disturbing news,
we...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT TWO
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 11 - 1/08/96 - ACT THREE 28.
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
21 INT. PROMENADE - OUTSIDE QUARK'S
Leeta, Grimp, Frool and the other striking employees
have lined up and formed a human chain two rows deep in
front of Quark's. Rom is in front of the line. He
greets each would be patron as they come to the door,
then hands them a slip of latinum, and bribes them to
leave.
ROM
(to passersby)
Thank you for not patronizing
Quark's. Thank you for not
patronizing Quark's. Thank you
for not patronizing Quark's.
Most of the patrons walk away.
LEETA
(to Grimp)
I hope Rom's voice holds out.
GRIMP
I hope our latinum holds out.
And as Rom continues to bribe away Quark's patrons...
CUT TO:
22 INT. QUARK'S (OPTICAL)
Quark's is virtually deserted. There are no Bajorans
or humans on the premises, only Morn, a Bolian, and a
couple of Pakleds. Odo comes down the stairs and
approaches Quark, who's carrying a tray.
ODO
You wanted to see me.
Quark turns and looks at Odo with a friendly smile.
QUARK
May I take you're order, sir?
ODO
Quark, I'm in no mood for games.
QUARK
There seems to be an opening at
the dabo table.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT THREE 29.
22 CONTINUED:
QUARK (Cont'd)
Or perhaps I could interest you in
some time in the holo- holo-
holosuite?
As Quark is speaking static begins to appear all over
his body, until suddenly he fades out, dropping the
tray to the ground with a crash.
QUARK (O.S.)
(exasperated)
Not again.
23 NEW ANGLE (OPTICAL)
As Quark hurries over to Odo. We now notice along with
Odo that there are a bunch of Quarks in the bar,
serving drinks, taking orders and working at the dado
table.
QUARK
Are you carrying a tricorder or
anything with a portable energy
source?
ODO
What are you talking about?
Quark retrieves the fallen tray.
QUARK
I'm still working the bugs out of
these holographic waiters. The
Lissepian who sold me the program
neglected to mention that certain
energy sources can interfere with
the imaging system.
ODO
Looks like there's no end to the
problems you're facing.
QUARK
I can take care of the Lissepian,
but I need you to get those...
traitors away from my front door.
They're blocking access to my
place of business, causing a
disturbance on the Promenade, and
they're probably a fire hazard.
They belong in a holding cell...
every last one of them.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT THREE 30.
23 CONTINUED:
ODO
I don't like to admit this... but
I agree with you. From what Chief
O'Brien's told me about strikes,
they sound like trouble. I don't
like mobs. In my opinion, if you
need one to get what you want,
it's not worth getting.
This is the first good news Quark has had in a while.
He thinks he sees the light at the end of the tunnel.
QUARK
Good, then you'll haul them away.
ODO
I'll do nothing of the sort.
QUARK
(crestfallen)
But you said...
ODO
I know what I said. But I have
strict orders from Captain Sisko
not to "impinge" on your employees'
"freedom of expression." As long
as they stay peaceful and allow
your customers access through the
second level entrance, I'm not
allowed to interfere.
QUARK
In that case, would you mind
serving some drinks?
Quark holds out the tray to Odo; Odo just turns and
walks away.
QUARK
I didn't think so.
We hold on Quark as the sound of another tray crashing
to the ground off screen echoes through the bar. He
flinches.
24 INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL
Bashir and O'Brien are across the bridge from Quark's
watching people as they walk by Quark's second level
entrance.
Two Starfleet officers, obviously a couple, walk
together down the Second Level.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT THREE 31.
24 CONTINUED:
They approach the door to Quark's.
BASHIR
(aside, to O'Brien)
Pass.
The two officers pass by Quark's without even looking
inside. Bashir looks over at O'Brien as if to say "I
told you so."
O'BRIEN
That one was too easy.
BASHIR
What about that Vulcan?
O'Brien turns and sees a Vulcan approaching the
entrance.
O'BRIEN
With their sense of ethics?
Definitely on the side of labor.
Pass.
True to O'Brien's prediction, the Vulcan passes by.
Next comes a Pakled.
BASHIR
I'd say this one's an "Enter."
Sure enough the Pakled goes inside.
O'BRIEN
Lucky guess.
Bashir can't deny it. The next person to come near the
entrance is Worf.
O'BRIEN
Pass. He barely set foot in the
place when there wasn't a strike.
BASHIR
(agreeing)
Quark's not exactly his favorite
person.
Bashir and O'Brien watch as to their shock and dismay,
Worf ENTERS the bar.
BASHIR
(surprised)
I can't believe he's an "Enter."
O'BRIEN
Not for long.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " -1/08/96 - ACT THREE 32.
24 CONTINUED: (2)
O'Brien's not about to let a fellow Starfleet officer
turn strikebreaker. He's already on the move. Bashir
follows.
BASHIR
Where are you going?
O'BRIEN
To talk some sense into him.
(calling out)
Commander. Hold on.
O'Brien and Bashir pursue Worf into Quark's and we...
CUT TO:
25 INT. SECURITY - HOLDING AREA
SISKO stands in the center of the holding area, looking
into a cell. He doesn't know whether to be angry or
amused.
SISKO
I don't believe what I'm seeing.
26 NEW ANGLE
To include Bashir, O'Brien and Worf standing shoulder
to shoulder in one of the holding cells, looking
incredibly ashamed of themselves. Bashir has a cut on
his forehead.
WORF
Sir, if I could explain...
SISKO
Mister Worf, do I look like I'm
ready for an explanation?
(exasperated)
Three of my senior staff, brawling
on the Promenade.
O'BRIEN
With all due respect, sir. We
weren't brawling.
SISKO
Maybe you should take a closer
look at Doctor Bashir's forehead.
O'Brien glances back at Bashir.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar " - 1/08/96 - ACT THREE 33.
26 CONTINUED:
O'BRIEN
He shouldn't have gotten in the
way.
But Bashir isn't about to take the blame for his own
injury.
BASHIR
I was trying to stop the fight.
WORF
We weren't fighting.
SISKO
Then what were you doing?
O'BRIEN
We were...
O'Brien and Worf look at each other as if trying to
figure out how to put the best spin on things.
WORF
Having a difference of opinion.
Sisko looks skeptical.
O'BRIEN
I suppose there at the end, we
might have done... a bit of
shoving.
SISKO
(not letting them off the
hook)
According to Odo, Doctor Bashir
got shoved over a table.
WORF
That was an accident.
BASHIR
Things just got a little out of
hand.
SISKO
Things got more than a little out
of hand. I suppose I'm going to
have to talk with Quark myself...
find a way to settle this strike
and get things back to normal
around here.
Sisko turns to go.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT THREE 34.
26 CONTINUED: (2)
O'BRIEN
Uh... Captain.
(once he's got Sisko's
attention)
Can we leave now?
Sisko thinks about it for a beat, then...
SISKO
I'll tell Constable Odo to let you
go... in the morning.
And with that, Sisko EXITS, leaving Worf, O'Brien and
BASHIR together in the holding cell.
BASHIR
I hope you're proud of yourselves.
Worf and O'Brien look properly chagrinned.
27 INT. CAPTAIN'S OFFICE
Quark and Sisko are in mid-conversation. Quark is on
his best behavior.
QUARK
Captain, believe me... I want this
strike settled as much as you do.
SISKO
Then settle it.
QUARK
It's not that simple.
SISKO
Make it simple. Sit down with
your brother and hammer out an
agreement. Today.
QUARK
Captain, I'm afraid you don't
understand what a delicate
situation this is. Even talking
with strikers would be a violation
of the most sacred precepts of
Ferengi culture.
SISKO
Maybe I don't know much about
Ferengi culture... but I do know
who holds the lease on your bar.
Quark doesn't like the sound of that.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar " - 1/08/96 - ACT THREE 35.
27 CONTINUED:
QUARK
The Federation. And I couldn't
ask for better landlords.
SISKO
That's because we don't ask you to
pay your rent... or to reimburse
us for your maintenance repairs...
or the drain you put on the
station's power supply...
QUARK
You're a very generous people.
SISKO
Until today.
Sisko takes out a PADD and begins calculating.
SISKO
Let's see. Five years of back
rent, plus power consumption, plus
the repairs... Do you know how
much latinum that is?
Quark knows exactly how much.
QUARK
(defeated)
A lot.
SISKO
That's right.
QUARK
I'll talk to my brother.
SISKO
I'm glad we're in agreement.
28 INT. ROM'S QUARTERS
Rom is in his quarters studying a bunch of PADDS. The
door CHIMES.
ROM
(absentminded)
Come in.
Quark ENTERS with a PADD.
ROM
(with an edge)
What do you want?
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " 1/08/96 - ACT THREE 36.
28 CONTINUED:
QUARK
Here.
He hands Rom the PADD, who takes it and looks at it.
ROM
What's this?
QUARK
It's the amount a latinum I'm
willing to transfer into your
private account if you'll just end
this strike.
ROM
Are we talking about slips,
strips, or bars?
QUARK
(hopeful)
Slips.
Rom looks at Quark, vaguely insulted.
QUARK
All right, strips.
Rom hands Quark back the PADD.
ROM
It wouldn't matter if it were
bars. I'm not going to end the
strike unless you meet our
demands.
Quark's surprised. He was sure Rom could be bought.
QUARK
Rom, we shouldn't be fighting.
We're brothers.
ROM
Not when it comes to business.
We're nothing but employer and
employee. You said so yourself.
QUARK
I was wrong.
Rom shakes his head. He won't be mollified. He's
taking this more seriously than anything he's ever
done.
ROM
No, you weren't.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT THREE 37.
28 CONTINUED: (2)
QUARK
Rom, can't we talk about this?
ROM
There's only one thing I have to
say to you.
Rom picks up a PADD and reads from it.
ROM
(continues)
"Workers of the world, unite. You
have nothing to lose but your
chains."
Quark looks at his brother in horrified amazement.
QUARK
(tragic)
What's happened to you?
Rom doesn't answer. There's a rift between the two
brothers that won't be easily repaired.
29 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
As before.
30 INT. QUARK'S
It's late. Quark ENTERS. He's had the wind taken out
of his sails by his meetings with Sisko and Rom. He
enters with his head down, lost in his own thoughts.
BRUNT (O.S.)
It's about time you got back.
Quark looks up, surprised that there's anyone here.
31 NEW ANGLE
To show Quark's P.O.V. There's a familiar menacing-
looking Ferengi waiting in the bar, along with two
burly Nausicaans. It's BRUNT, the F.C.A. liquidator
from "FAMILY BUSINESS." Quark's not exactly happy to
see him.
QUARK
Brunt?
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT THREE 38.
31 CONTINUED:
BRUNT
That's Liquidator Brunt to you.
I see you remember me.
QUARK
(suspicious)
Who could forget. What do you
want?
BRUNT
Don't worry, Quark. I'm here to
help. The Ferengi Commerce
Authority has ordered me to end
this nasty little labor dispute of
yours.
QUARK
How do you propose to do that?
Brunt smiles. It's an evil smile.
BRUNT
By any means necessary.
Quark looks from Brunt to the two burly Nausicaans. He
knows this means trouble. Hold on Quark's troubled
expression for a beat, then...
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT THREE
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR 39.
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
32 INT. ROM'S QUARTERS
Rom has called a meeting of the union and all of
Quark's workers are present. They're all feeling
pretty good. The strike seems to be working.
FROOL
(smug)
I hear Quark only had fourteen
customers all day.
LEETA
(nods)
And he'll have even less tomorrow.
I've been talking to people all
over the station and support for
our cause is growing.
FROOL
Quark will have to settle. It's
either that or go out of business.
Frool and Leeta are convinced they're winning, but
Grimp isn't so sure.
GRIMP
I don't know. Quark can be
awfully stubborn. I think he'd
rather lose the bar than give in
to us.
ROM
Grimp, don't be such a pessimist.
Remember Rule of Acquisition two-
sixty-three: "Never allow doubt to
tarnish your lust for latinum."
GRIMP
Your brother can quote the Rules
of Acquisition, too. I think his
favorite is two-eleven, "Employees
are the rungs on the Ladder of
Success. Don't hesitate to step
on them."
But Rom is unfazed. He's sure the Union is going to
succeed.
ROM
My ex-brother wasn't quoting the
Rules of Acquisition when he came
to see me yesterday.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR 40.
32 CONTINUED:
LEETA
What did he have to say?
ROM
He offered me a bribe if I would
end the strike.
GRIMP
Did you take it?
ROM
(insulted)
No, I didn't take it. But don't
you see what that means? He's
getting desperate. A few more
days and we'll get everything we
want.
Just then, there's a weird electrical hum coming from
outside the door. Everyone turns to look at it and...
33 NEW ANGLE
There's a electrical FRITZING sound and the door
suddenly slides open, revealing Brunt flanked by the
two Nausicaans. One of the Nausicaans puts away the
24th Century equivalent of a lockpick.
BRUNT
Brunt. F.C.A.
There's a beat of stunned silence and then Frool falls
to his knees in front of the Liquidator.
FROOL
It's not my fault. They made me
do it.
(points to Rom)
It was all his idea.
(pleading)
Forgive me.
BRUNT
If this was Ferenginar, I'd have
you all taken to the Spire of the
Tower of Commerce, displayed to
the crowds in the Great
Marketplace below, then shoved
off, one-by-one. Small children
would bet on where you would land,
and your spattered remains would
be sold as feed mulch for gree-
worms.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR 41.
33 CONTINUED:
FROOL
Spare me. I'm old, I'm fragile,
I'll push the rest of them off
myself.
Grimp leans over Frool.
GRIMP
I thought you said you weren't
afraid of the F.C.A.
FROOL
I lied.
Rom sees that if he doesn't do something soon he'll
lose control.
ROM
(to the strikers)
Don't let him intimidate you.
(to Brunt)
We're not on Ferenginar.
BRUNT
(to all)
Lucky for you.
(a beat)
The F.C.A. understands that living
on this station has...
(looks lasciviously as
Leeta)
corrupted you. You've been
tempted by unwholesome Bajoran
ideals...
(tears his eyes away
from the dabo girls)
Exposed to the twisted values of
the Federation. And because of
that, we're willing to forgive.
There's a stunned silence. No one expected an offer of
forgiveness.
FROOL
(a glimmer of hope)
Really?
Brunt ignores Frool.
BRUNT
But don't confuse our mercy with
weakness.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR 42.
33 CONTINUED: (2)
BRUNT (Cont'd)
If you're not back at work by
tomorrow morning your financial
accounts on Ferenginar will be
confiscated, your families fined
and your trading permits revoked.
(a beat)
You'll be ruined... reduced to
utter destitution.
(smiles)
Am I understood?
No one answers.
BRUNT
Good. I thought so.
And with that he looks down at Frool...
BRUNT
Don't bother getting up.
And walks out.
34 CLOSE ON ROM AND LEETA
As they react to Brunt.
GRIMP
(kicks Frool)
Would you get up?
ROM
Let him stay there. That's where
he belongs. The question is...
where do we belong? On our knees,
like Frool...
(with a slight brogue to
mimic O'Brien)
... or standing tall like Sean
O'Brien?
LEETA
(aside, to Rom)
Who's Sean O'Brien?
ROM
He was a Union man. A man who
gave his life to earn a decent
wage for his fellow workers.
Brunt wouldn't have intimidated
him, and he won't intimidate me.
GRIMP
But what about our accounts on
Ferenginar?
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR
34 CONTINUED:
ROM
If your accounts on Ferenginar
were worth anything, you wouldn't
be working as a waiter.
(a beat)
I'm telling you, nothing has
changed. Victory is in our grasp.
All we have to do... is take it.
(with fervor)
Now are you with me?
Grimp and Leeta are with Rom a hundred percent.
GRIMP AND LEETA
Yes.
ROM
(pumping it up)
I said are you with me!
Now the waiters and other dabo girls join in with
shouts of approval.
WAITERS AND DABO GIRLS
(wallah)
We're with you... Yes... All the
way... Union forever...
ROM
Then let's get back on that picket
line and show Quark what we're
made of.
And with that, the strikers surge out the door to get
back on the picket line. All except Frool, who's still
on his knees, his head bowed.
FROOL
(to the empty room)
Can I get up now?
35 INT. PROMENADE
The strikers are back in front of Quark's, shoulder to
shoulder at the door. Rom strides in front of them.
ROM
Look sharp now, no slouching.
Remember in unity there is
strength. So be strong.
36 INT. PROMENADE - SECOND LEVEL
O'Brien watches the strikers from the second level,
smiling in approval. Worf walks up to him.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar" - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR 43A.
36 CONTINUED:
WORF
Chief. May I speak with you?
O'BRIEN
What's on your mind?
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar" - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR 44.
36 CONTINUED: (2)
WORF
I feel I owe you... an apology.
I allowed our argument in Quark's
to get out of hand.
O'BRIEN
I think there was plenty of blame
to spread around.
WORF
Nevertheless, I'm a Starfleet
officer, and Starfleet officers do
not brawl with each other.
O'BRIEN
It wasn't much of a brawl. I
grabbed you... you shoved me.
Julian got tossed over a table.
The mere memory of it makes Worf unhappy.
WORF
It never should've happened. And
under normal circumstances, it
never would have. But there is
something about this station I
find unsettling.
O'BRIEN
You'll get used to it.
Worf isn't convinced.
WORF
Perhaps. But in the meantime, I
think I've found a solution. I'm
going to relocate my quarters to
the Defiant.
O'Brien's surprised. He never would've thought of
that.
O'BRIEN
You're going to live on the
Defiant?
WORF
I've already discussed it with
Captain Sisko.
O'BRIEN
And he said yes?
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR 45.
36 CONTINUED: (3)
WORF
As long as it doesn't interfere
with my duties.
O'BRIEN
But you'll be living all by
yourself.
Worf looks off into space, blissfully anticipating the
isolation.
WORF
I know.
And as O'Brien reacts to Worf's decision...
37 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL)
Re-establishing.
38 INT. HABITAT RING CORRIDOR
Rom is walking Leeta home.
LEETA
That was pretty impressive,
standing up to Brunt the way you
did.
ROM
Who'd've thought I had such
natural leadership skills?
LEETA
I knew it all along.
ROM
Really?
Leeta doesn't want to lie to Rom.
LEETA
No.
ROM
(smiling)
I didn't think so.
LEETA
You've surprised a lot of people.
Including me.
They come to Leeta's door.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR 46.
38 CONTINUED:
LEETA
Well, I've got to get ready. I'm
having dinner with Julian.
ROM
He's a lucky man.
Leeta kisses Rom on the head.
LEETA
And almost as brave as you are.
Leeta ENTERS her quarters. Rom stands there for a
beat, a love-sick, slap-happy grin on his face.
QUARK (O.S.)
Psst.
Rom is still blissfully distracted by Leeta's kiss on
the head.
QUARK (O.S.)
(harsh whisper)
Rom!
Rom looks around.
39 NEW ANGLE
To reveal Quark, standing in a side corridor, motioning
Rom over to him. Rom joins his brother.
ROM
She kissed me.
QUARK
There's no accounting for taste.
(a beat)
Rom, we have to talk.
ROM
Are you ready to give in to our
demands?
QUARK
Of course not.
ROM
Then there's nothing to talk
about.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR 47.
39 CONTINUED:
QUARK
There's plenty to talk about. The
F.C.A.'s involved now. And those
Nausicaans working for Brunt
aren't just for show.
ROM
I'm not going to let Brunt
intimidate me...
QUARK
Don't you see, Rom? You should be
intimidated. There's no telling
what Brunt might do, and I don't
want you to get hurt.
Rom's not buying it.
ROM
You never cared what happened to
me before.
QUARK
I've always cared about you, Rom.
I've tried to protect you, save
you from yourself.
But Rom's suffered years of abuse under Quark and he's
not about to let Quark get away with justifying.
ROM
How? By telling me I was an idiot
my whole life?
QUARK
I had to be tough on you. I was
trying to make you a better
Ferengi.
ROM
What you were trying to do was
make yourself feel important.
Making me feel dumb made you feel
smart. But I'm not dumb... and
you're not half as smart as you
think you are.
QUARK
Rom, you have to listen to me.
The F.C.A. doesn't have to answer
to anyone. If Brunt decides to
get rid of you, no one'll be able
to stop him.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR 48.
39 CONTINUED: (2)
ROM
Look at it this way... If Brunt
gets rid of me, then all your
problems are solved.
(a beat)
You always said you wanted to be
an only child.
And with that, Rom EXITS.
40 CLOSE ON QUARK
As he watches his brother exit. For once, the thought
of being an only child doesn't sound that wonderful.
41 INT. QUARKS
It's after hours in Quark's. Brunt is alone in the
bar, adding up figures on a PADD.
The two Nausicaans are in the background facing each
other a couple of yards apart, playing a game. The
game consists of one of them taking a dart and flinging
it at his companion. The target lets the dart hit him
in the chest, looks down at it without reacting, then
plucks it out and flings it back. The Nausicaans seem
to find this endlessly fascinating and continue their
game during the following:
Quark ENTERS and sees the Nausicaan's and Brunt.
QUARK
(to Brunt, re: the
Nausicaans)
Doesn't that hurt?
BRUNT
I'm sure it does. Most Nausicaan
games do.
(to business)
Now, speaking of pain... Did you
talk to your brother?
QUARK
We talked.
BRUNT
And?
QUARK
I need more time.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR 49.
41 CONTINUED:
BRUNT
"Time, like latinum, is a highly
limited commodity."
QUARK
Look, you're here to help me,
right?
Brunt smiles wickedly.
BRUNT
Wrong. I'm here to enforce
Ferengi law, and protect Ferengi
traditions. And that means ending
this strike.
(thinks it over)
I can see we're going to have to
make an example of someone.
Quark looks worried. He didn't want any violence.
QUARK
What kind of example?
Brunt looks over at the Nausicaans.
BRUNT
Oh, I'm sure we'll come up with
something that'll get people's
attention.
QUARK
I don't want my brother hurt.
BRUNT
I wasn't thinking of him. Attack
the leader of a movement, and you
risk creating a martyr. No, Rom
must not be touched. Our target
has to be someone unexpected,
someone he cares about.
(smiles)
Like that dabo girl...
QUARK
You mean Leeta? She's not even
Ferengi.
BRUNT
I know. That's what would make it
so memorable. But she has such...
(dreamy)
Delicate lobes. I'm afraid I
couldn't bring myself to give the
order.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FOUR 49.
41 CONTINUED:
BRUNT (Cont'd)
(a beat)
Let's see... who else does Rom
care about?
Brunt looks at Quark.
BRUNT
(to the Nausicaans)
Boys.
The Nausicaans stop playing their little game and walk
over to Brunt. Brunt never takes his eyes off Quark.
Quark realizes what Brunt is thinking.
QUARK
Me? But I'm on your side.
BRUNT
Ironic... isn't it?
And as the Nausicaans close in on Quark, we...
END OF ACT FOUR
FADE OUT.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FIVE 51.
ACT FIVE
FADE IN:
42 INT. SURGERY
Quark is lying on the examining table, hooked up to all
sorts of medical equipment. Rom ENTERS and looks at
his brother, aghast. Quark notices his brother
watching at him.
QUARK
I thought I wasn't allowed to have
visitors.
ROM
Doctor Bashir made an exception.
(a small smile)
He said you were almost killed.
Quark realizes Rom's taking a little perverse pleasure
in his plight.
QUARK
It's nothing to smile about.
Those Nausicaans shattered my left
eye socket, broke two of my
ascending ribs and punctured my
lower lung. If Odo hadn't come
along when he did...
ROM
Does it hurt?
QUARK
Of course it hurts.
ROM
(without sympathy)
Too bad.
QUARK
If you're going to stand there and
gloat, you can leave right now.
But Rom doesn't budge.
ROM
I'm not done gloating.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FIVE 52.
42 CONTINUED:
QUARK
Don't you get it? This was a
message... for you.
ROM
It's not going to work.
QUARK
I wish Brunt had known that.
ROM
Odo has him and the Nausicaans in
a holding cell. He says it's an
open and shut case.
QUARK
It's an open and shut case all
right... but I'm not going to
press charges.
This throws Rom off.
ROM
You're not?
QUARK
I'm in enough trouble with the
F.C.A. as it is.
ROM
But then Odo'll have to let them
go.
QUARK
Either way, the F.C.A. will just
send another Liquidator. And the
next one'll make an example of
you.
ROM
(sober)
Then you'll be the one gloating.
The thought doesn't seem to bring any joy to Quark.
QUARK
I don't want to gloat. I want to
end the strike.
ROM
So give us what we want.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FIVE 53.
42 CONTINUED: (2)
QUARK
Rom, I can't. I'm not going
against ten thousand years of
Ferengi tradition.
ROM
You're just afraid of the F.C.A.
Quark can't believe how dense Rom is.
QUARK
Of course I'm afraid of the F.C.A.
They crushed my eye socket. And
if you had any sense, you'd be
afraid of them too. If this
strike doesn't get settled soon,
we're both going to find ourselves
tossed out the nearest airlock.
(driving his point home)
You have to dissolve the union.
Quark sees that Rom won't agree, but suddenly brightens
as he comes up with a possible solution.
QUARK
At least officially.
ROM
What do you mean?
QUARK
I mean, you dissolve the union,
make it look like I've won, and
I'll give you everything you want.
ROM
You'll meet our demands?
QUARK
That's what I said, you idiot.
ROM
Even sick leave?
Quark's already regretting his offer.
QUARK
Even sick leave.
(a beat)
And six months from now, when the
F.C.A. isn't watching my books so
closely, you'll get your raises.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FIVE 54.
42 CONTINUED: (3)
ROM
(cynical)
Six months?
QUARK
It's the best I can do.
That's not good enough for Rom.
ROM
No it's not. All you have to do
is make up one of your fake
business ledgers for the F.C.A.
They'll never know the difference.
QUARK
(gives in)
All right, you'll get your raises
by the end of the week.
(the bottom line)
But the union dies here. Today.
And that's my final offer.
And as Rom considers Quark's offer...
43 EXT. SPACE - DEEP SPACE NINE (OPTICAL) (STOCK)
Close on the Defiant in dock.
44 INT. DEFIANT - CREW QUARTERS
Worf is pulling the mattress out of one of the bunk
beds. His bat'leth and some personal baggage are on
the floor. He sits down on the hard surface of the
unpadded bunk, testing it out.
DAX (O.S.)
Better.
Worf turns and sees Dax standing at the door.
WORF
Much.
DAX
I thought about getting you a
plant, but somehow it didn't seem
right.
WORF
A wise decision.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FIVE 55.
44 CONTINUED:
DAX
So I brought you this instead.
Dax holds out a isolinear chip. Worf takes it and
looks at it questioningly.
DAX
It's a collection of my favorite
Klingon operas. Think about it.
You can lie in bed and pipe them
through the Defiant's com
system... as loud as you want.
WORF
(pleased)
A very thoughtful gift.
Dax smiles, but that isn't really why she's here.
DAX
You know, Worf, in the end, living
on the Defiant isn't going to
change anything. You're still
going to have to get used to life
on the station.
WORF
I'm not sure I agree.
DAX
Sooner or later you're going to
have to adapt.
Worf's been doing a lot of thinking about this.
WORF
Perhaps, in the end, it is all of
you who will have to adapt to me.
Dax smiles at Worf's determination. He is what he is,
and he's not about to change for anyone.
45 INT. QUARK'S
It's a busy day. The waiters and dabo girls are back
at work and the Time of Cleansing is over. Quark and
Leeta are greeting Quark's Bajoran cliental as they
return to the bar.
QUARK
Come in. Come in. Welcome back.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FIVE 56.
45 CONTINUED:
Leeta takes the arm of one of the Bajoran men and
steers him toward the dabo table.
LEETA
Why don't you try your luck at
dabo wheel? Remember, every
Bajoran is allowed one free spin
QUARK
(to Leeta)
You're in a good mood.
LEETA
(smiling)
I just got a raise.
Leeta walks off with the Bajoran customer. KIRA ENTERS
along with a female Bajoran friend. She looks relaxed
and rested... at least until she sees Quark.
QUARK
Major. I must say you're looking
particularly cleansed today.
KIRA
Just give us two mugs of synthale,
a double order of hasperat, and
hold the conversation.
Kira and her friend take a seat at a side table.
QUARK
(to her back)
Is it any wonder that I've missed
you?
46 CLOSE ON QUARK
As he looks around the bar. His employees are back and
he's making money. All's right with the world.
47 NEW ANGLE
As Rom ENTERS, wearing a new set of Bajoran-style
maintenance worker's coveralls.
QUARK
Rom, there you are. Why aren't
you in your waiter's uniform?
ROM
I'll have a large snail juice,
please. Straight up.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar " - 1/08/96 - ACT FIVE 57.
47 CONTINUED:
QUARK
You know there's no drinking on
the job.
ROM
That's no way to talk to a
customer.
QUARK
You're not a customer. You're an
employee.
Rom puffs up his chest with pride.
ROM
Not anymore. I've wiped my last
table and mixed my last blackhole.
Starting today, I'm one of the
station's diagnostic and repair
technicians. Junior grade...
(with pride)
Night shift.
Quark's shocked.
QUARK
You're quitting?
ROM
Effective immediately.
QUARK
But I gave you everything you
wanted.
ROM
I know. But if the strike taught
me anything, it's that... I do a
lot better when you're not around.
(a beat)
Don't worry. I'll keep your
holosuites running and fix your
replicators when they're broken.
Believe me, this'll be good for
our relationship.
QUARK
(hurt)
I don't.
ROM
Think about it. If I keep working
for you, all I have to look
forward to is waiting for you to
die so I can inherit the bar.
(a beat)
Well I don't want you to die.
DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Bar... " - 1/08/96 - ACT FIVE 58.
47 CONTINUED: (2)
ROM (Cont'd)
And besides, I deserve to have a
life of my own now.
Quark isn't so sure this is a good idea. He's
genuinely concerned for his brother's well-being.
QUARK
But without me looking after you...
ROM
(interrupting)
I'll do fine.
Quark sees the resolve on Rom's face and knows he's not
going to argue him out of his decision.
QUARK
I suppose you will. I'm going to
miss you.
ROM
No you won't. I'll be here all
the time. Only I'll be a paying
customer.
(bellowing)
Now get me my snail juice.
(softens)
Brother.
Quark looks at his brother in a new light. Things have
changed and he's not sure he likes it.
QUARK
(grumpy)
Coming right up.
And as Quark goes off to fill the order, Rom smiles and
proudly adjusts his uniform.
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT FIVE
THE END